Hawkins Interview on Child Lead Poisoning

Hawkins Interview on Child Lead Poisoning

Green Party Candidate Howie Hawkins is calling for statewide action to address the exposure of children to lead contamination. Syracuse is the child lead poisoning capital of the nation. 40% of Syracuse children had blood lead levels between 5 and 10 micrograms per deciliter, while 16% had levels exceeding 10 micrograms per deciliter. Hawkins talked about the issue on NewsRadio 570 WSYR. Listen to the podcast.